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malachite · 18th Jun 2009, 02:39 PM

So, I’m at work today and these two valley girl rejects come in and want to do some printing. They want this fancy paper and what not, so I let them know it will be $3.00 a page. So the one says, “Oh my God if we do 10 pages that’s like $300 dollars.”
Why God???

18th Jun 2009, 02:43 PM

Because you work in a printshop?
And you regularly get customers?
And not all customers are smart?

Oh and God hates you. The plague of boils is merely hours away.

**Chip** · 18th Jun 2009, 02:49 PM

I once bought 10 gallons of apple cider from a farm store (it was made there on the premises.) The woman who filled my order wrote down a multiplication problem on the back of her order pad, with the price of the cider per gallon, and the number of gallons (10). She multiplied it up, came up with $15, but decided the price wasn't correct, so she wrote the problem out again, and solved it again, and decided that it must be right. So she charged me $15. I was pretty surprised, but I see that sort of thing happening more and more.

George · 18th Jun 2009, 06:04 PM

Wouldn't it be $30 if they printed 10 pages of the $3.00/page paper?

Kenko · 18th Jun 2009, 06:15 PM

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Originally Posted by George

Wouldn't it be $30 if they printed 10 pages of the $3.00/page paper?

How cute

Recently I was at a store and they were freaking out because they entered "$5" instead of "$10" in the register and couldn't figure out the change. I'm like "just add $5 to what it says"

I was greeted with blank stares.

Another time at Tim Hortons the girl (she was new) was so proud about counting out the change "I got it right again!" she said.

Her supervisor looked over her work and was like "Um... no, you didn't"

Greggers · 18th Jun 2009, 06:17 PM

Well, i said to martin "You should post 6 more times and then lock the thread so its stuck at 666"

Guess what?

The thread was at 606 when i said this to him.

Fail Greggers. Fail. Just...Fail.

Kenko · 18th Jun 2009, 07:15 PM

Was it too late to delete the post?

beckyg · 18th Jun 2009, 07:46 PM

We live in a computer world. People don't know how to do simple math these days or count change! Its pathetic.

starfish · 18th Jun 2009, 10:39 PM

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Originally Posted by beckyg

We live in a computer world. People don't know how to do simple math these days or count change! Its pathetic.

Yeah I know. I taught the girl at Starbucks how to count change when the computer was messed up. She thought it was neat "trick". The next time I went in there she told told me how helpful it was.

mattypants · 18th Jun 2009, 10:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by starfish

Quote:

Originally Posted by beckyg

We live in a computer world. People don't know how to do simple math these days or count change! Its pathetic.

Yeah I know. I taught the girl at Starbucks how to count change when the computer was messed up. She thought it was neat "trick". The next time I went in there she told told me how helpful it was.

haha!

math. its like magic!

Greggers · 18th Jun 2009, 11:01 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by beckyg

We live in a computer world. People don't know how to do simple math these days or count change! Its pathetic.

Mine is because i have a learning disability when it comes to math, so i hope that counts for something xD

Markio · 18th Jun 2009, 11:13 PM

I'm pretty sure there were always people who couldn't count change or do simple math. It's not like computers are entirely to blame.

I'm just bitter because I'm good at geometry but not subtraction.

djt820 · 19th Jun 2009, 01:12 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Numfarh

Because you work in a printshop?
And you regularly get customers?
And not all customers are smart?

Oh and God hates you. The plague of boils is merely hours away.

God damn, that was beautiful. Absolutely brilliant <3

xequar · 19th Jun 2009, 10:29 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by beckyg

We live in a computer world. People don't know how to do simple math these days or count change! Its pathetic.

What makes me sad is that these people get jobs in the first place. In the late '90s, I had a high school job at a grocery store, and part of my job application was a two-page math test that if I couldn't achieve a satisfactory score, I would not be hired, plain and simple. Later, when I was moved to cashier, the first thing my training went over was how to count change properly, by hand, and I was encouraged to do so at every transaction, even if the register had already computed the total.

To this day when I get back wrinkled, dog-eared money that the clerk had trouble counting out, it makes me want to reach over the counter and shake until their brain starts working again.

malachite · 19th Jun 2009, 01:01 PM

Oh God it gets better.

Today they come back to pick up their stuff. We have timers we use to keep track of internet time. There was one sitting next to me, so I reset the time and threw it with the other. The lady says,
"Oh my God! Are you timing this conversation? Am I being charged by the minute?"

I had to leave so I could laugh.

-Michael- · 19th Jun 2009, 01:11 PM

When i worked in an idependent shop.

I did all the sum's in my head, and only typed the items price in the 'til.

My friend who had worked there several months longer than me, kept messing up the 'till.

And was like...
"ohkay...it's a cool lighter...but it doesn't cost £50."

:')

19th Jun 2009, 03:24 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by malachite

Oh God it gets better.

Today they come back to pick up their stuff. We have timers we use to keep track of internet time. There was one sitting next to me, so I reset the time and threw it with the other. The lady says,
"Oh my God! Are you timing this conversation? Am I being charged by the minute?"

I had to leave so I could laugh.

There is a time and place for everything...it was your time to say yes :cP

Étoile · 19th Jun 2009, 11:13 PM

Meh. I'm TERRIBLE when it comes to anything mathematical. So I guess I'm part of the pathetic crowd.

I'm much more of an english person anyway.

malachite · 20th Jun 2009, 06:03 AM

Good God this is no joke. They came back again today. My shop is located in a Hotel.
They just want some copies this time. When I give them their total they ask:
"We already checked out, can still put this on our room?"

littledinosaurs · 20th Jun 2009, 06:19 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by malachite

Good God this is no joke. They came back again today. My shop is located in a Hotel.
They just want some copies this time. When I give them their total they ask:
"We already checked out, can still put this on our room?"

Correct me if i'm wrong, but when you pay with a credit card at a restaurant you pay, and then you get the bill back and you write the amount for tip and then they recharge it but they don't take your card again and you usually just leave, correct?
They could have had the same thought about charging to the room.
don't be so hard on them.

18th Jun 2009, 02:39 PM	#1
malachite EC's realist Full Member Gender: Male Orientation: Gay Out Status: Out to everyone Location: Orlando Posts: 6,480 Join Date: Apr 2009	Why am I a magnet for these kinds of people? So, I’m at work today and these two valley girl rejects come in and want to do some printing. They want this fancy paper and what not, so I let them know it will be $3.00 a page. So the one says, “Oh my God if we do 10 pages that’s like $300 dollars.” Why God???

18th Jun 2009, 02:43 PM	#2
Numfarh Guest Posts: n/a	Re: Why am I a magnet for these kinds of people? Because you work in a printshop? And you regularly get customers? And not all customers are smart? Oh and God hates you. The plague of boils is merely hours away.

18th Jun 2009, 02:49 PM	#3
Chip EC Advisor EC Admin Gender: Male Orientation: Gay Out Status: Out to everyone Location: northern CA Posts: 5,576 Join Date: May 2008	Re: Why am I a magnet for these kinds of people? I once bought 10 gallons of apple cider from a farm store (it was made there on the premises.) The woman who filled my order wrote down a multiplication problem on the back of her order pad, with the price of the cider per gallon, and the number of gallons (10). She multiplied it up, came up with $15, but decided the price wasn't correct, so she wrote the problem out again, and solved it again, and decided that it must be right. So she charged me $15. I was pretty surprised, but I see that sort of thing happening more and more.

18th Jun 2009, 06:04 PM	#4
George Banned Gender: Male Orientation: Gay Out Status: Out to everyone Location: Melbourne, Australia Age: 19 Posts: 2,387 Join Date: Jul 2007	Re: Why am I a magnet for these kinds of people? Wouldn't it be $30 if they printed 10 pages of the $3.00/page paper?

18th Jun 2009, 06:17 PM	#6
Greggers Sunshine & Optimism ...also Angels. Full Member Gender: Theatre Queen Orientation: Disco Sticks Out Status: Everyone and a few more Location: BC, Canada Age: 21 Posts: 3,528 Join Date: Dec 2008	Re: Why am I a magnet for these kinds of people? Well, i said to martin "You should post 6 more times and then lock the thread so its stuck at 666" Guess what? The thread was at 606 when i said this to him. Fail Greggers. Fail. Just...Fail. __________________ "It's a male duck."

18th Jun 2009, 07:15 PM	#7
Kenko EC Addict Full Member Gender: Male Orientation: Gay Out Status: A few friends + parents Location: Canada Age: 26 Posts: 1,407 Join Date: Jan 2007	Re: Why am I a magnet for these kinds of people? Was it too late to delete the post?

18th Jun 2009, 07:46 PM	#8
beckyg PFLAG Mom Community Liaison Gender: Female Orientation: Straight Out Status: Out to everyone/Yes, parents come out too! Location: Middle of Oregon Age: 50 Posts: 7,572 Join Date: Mar 2007	Re: Why am I a magnet for these kinds of people? We live in a computer world. People don't know how to do simple math these days or count change! Its pathetic. __________________ "When we're free to love anyone we choose, When this worlds big enough for all different views, When we're all free to worship from our own kind of pew, Then we shall be free" ~ Garth Brooks

18th Jun 2009, 11:13 PM	#12
Markio EC Addict Full Member Gender: Male Orientation: Gay Out Status: Family, friends, and staff! Location: California Age: 21 Posts: 1,139 Join Date: Oct 2008	Re: Why am I a magnet for these kinds of people? I'm pretty sure there were always people who couldn't count change or do simple math. It's not like computers are entirely to blame. I'm just bitter because I'm good at geometry but not subtraction. __________________ Celebrate diversity!

19th Jun 2009, 01:01 PM	#15
malachite EC's realist Full Member Gender: Male Orientation: Gay Out Status: Out to everyone Location: Orlando Posts: 6,480 Join Date: Apr 2009	Re: Why am I a magnet for these kinds of people? Oh God it gets better. Today they come back to pick up their stuff. We have timers we use to keep track of internet time. There was one sitting next to me, so I reset the time and threw it with the other. The lady says, "Oh my God! Are you timing this conversation? Am I being charged by the minute?" I had to leave so I could laugh.

19th Jun 2009, 01:11 PM	#16
-Michael- Been gone a while. Full Member Gender: Male Orientation: DragonPhoenixLightningAwesome Out Status: Out to everyone Location: Middlesbrough, North-east England Age: 20 Posts: 2,198 Join Date: Jun 2008	Re: Why am I a magnet for these kinds of people? When i worked in an idependent shop. I did all the sum's in my head, and only typed the items price in the 'til. My friend who had worked there several months longer than me, kept messing up the 'till. And was like... "ohkay...it's a cool lighter...but it doesn't cost £50." :')

19th Jun 2009, 11:13 PM	#18
Étoile He ate my heart Full Member Gender: Garçon Orientation: 95% Gay, 5% Cheesecake Out Status: Out to everyone Location: The Peach State Age: 20 Posts: 1,575 Join Date: Nov 2007	Re: Why am I a magnet for these kinds of people? Meh. I'm TERRIBLE when it comes to anything mathematical. So I guess I'm part of the pathetic crowd. I'm much more of an english person anyway. __________________ "I love that lavender blonde; the way she moves, the way she walks, I touch myself, can't get enough."

20th Jun 2009, 06:03 AM	#19
malachite EC's realist Full Member Gender: Male Orientation: Gay Out Status: Out to everyone Location: Orlando Posts: 6,480 Join Date: Apr 2009	Re: Why am I a magnet for these kinds of people? Good God this is no joke. They came back again today. My shop is located in a Hotel. They just want some copies this time. When I give them their total they ask: "We already checked out, can still put this on our room?"

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